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Jimbo Kvidera wins the Futaba Electric Challenge

Tekin powered Jim Kvidera was on hand this past weekend to run the Futaba Electric Challenge. Hosted at Leisure Hours Raceway drivers from all around the area converged for this unique racing event. The event being held at two different tracks, one o

Mike Garrison Aug. 1, 2012, 7:58 a.m. View Comments

HPI's new heavy-duty MOD 1.5 pinion gears

HPI Racing has released a fresh lineup of heavy duty pinion gears for the Baja 5B Flux. The pinion gears range from 14T to 18T, offering multiple ways to increase accelerationg and top speed for various conditions. The new pinions are available now.

Mike Garrison Aug. 1, 2012, 6:59 a.m. View Comments

Mark Moon and JConcepts win the Georgia State Championship Series

The 2012 Georgia Championship Series (GCS) finished up its state wide tour and finishing on top was JConcepts driver Mark Moon. Mark used a variety of JC tires and products throughout the series to wrap up the class championship in 1/10th Buggy and P

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

Jeff Hamon drives Mugen to victory at the Queensland State Onroad Titles

The 2012 Queensland State I.C. Onroad Titles was hosted by England Park Raceway on July 27-19, 2012. Mugen Seiki factory driver, Jeff Hamon, was in attendance and in dominating fashion with his MRX5 and MTX5 vehicles. Read the full race report as the

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

Neil Cragg sweeps the oOple International '12

Pro-Line‘s Neil Cragg takes both titles during this year’s oOple International race dominating the 2WD and 4WD classes and winning from pole position in both cases over the past weekend. Read the full story for what Neil has to say about his doubl

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Product Test: Viper R/C "Black Edition" VTX10 ESC

We test the all-new Viper R/C Black Edition VTX10 ESC. Read the full story to see what we thought!

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 5:37 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new NT1 progressive springs

Last week, XRAY released new progressive springs for the XB9 offroad buggy. This week, XRAY has released their all-new progressive spring sets for the race winning NT1 onroad platform! Read the full story for an up close look at the new springs!

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 5:07 a.m. View Comments

Futaba releases new 4PK Super R

Futaba has just released the all-new 4PK Super R radio. The new radio is claimed to be faster, lighter, and even more comfortable. Designed for racing, bashing, crawling, and more!

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 9:25 a.m. View Comments

JQ is THEChamp in Finland!

JQ Products is now 3 time Finnish National Champions, having won the first championship back in 2010 with the first THECar prototype, which included winning the very first race with the JQ Car. Last Year Ari Heinonen won with THECar, and this year, e

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho releases new Ultima RB6!

Kyosho has announced the launch of the all-new Ultima RB6 1/10 2wd buggy. The new buggy (seen at the Hot Rod Shootout with Jared Tebo) features mid and rear motor options, aluminum chassis, big bore shocks, multiple battery configurations and more! C

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 8:48 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line and Cody Turner dominate at JBRL Rd.6

The JBRL Electric Series made its way to SDRC Raceway for round #6. The Pro-Line team was in attendance and in full force on the track. Cody Turner would lead the team to victory with his Mod Buggy and Pro2 wins! Read the full race report for more!

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

Serpent introduces "Sport Version" vehicle lineup

Serpent is expanding with the all-new line of Sport version cars. The Sport versions of the Cobra Buggy, the Cobra E-Buggy and the Serpent 411 offer a great value for your money. The Sport versions are based on the full race-spec cars, just with u

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 5:16 a.m. View Comments

Landen Lewis wins at the Cajun Classic

JConcepts team driver, Landen Lewis, made the journey to the 2012 Cajun Classic. Lewis was hooked up with his JC Sevens and brought home the win in nitro buggy!

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 4:19 a.m. View Comments

JR Mitch doubles up at the JC Summer Tour Rd.3

The final round of the JConcepts Summer Tour headed to Shiverville Raceway. JR Mitch was able to drive his TLR 22 and 22T to the top of qualifying and the mains for a double victory! Read the full race report for more!

Mike Garrison July 31, 2012, 4:32 a.m. View Comments

Youth and Senior Short Course Championship race recap

702 Raceway hosted the 1st annual Youth and Senior Short Course Championship sponsored by Team Associated. The event drew a great crowd of racers ranging from 4 years old to 70 years old!

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

Video: Join the Baja Coalition with the ARRMA Raider

Ready to kick up some sand??? Then take the 1/10 scale 2WD EP 2.4GHz RTR Baja Buggy Raider from ARRMA off road and let 'er do her thing! Fully assembled and painted, she'll jump out of the box at 30 mph. Nice, right? Check out the chrome G-Spoke

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 5:48 a.m. View Comments

Michael Paige double win at MWNS Round 3

The Midwest Nitro Series is now half way through its chase for its Midwest champ! Round 3 was held this past weekend at Cheese City Extreme in Monroe Wisconsin. The weekend before the event the MWNS crew went out and built a complete new layout along

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 5:37 a.m. View Comments

Exotek releases new Team Durango DEX210 hop-ups

Our friends over at Exotek Racing have just released a fresh line up of aluminum hop-ups for the Team Durango DEX210 buggy. These new parts include steering crank sets, multiple size wheel hexes, and a new steering link arm. As always the new Exotek

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 5:56 a.m. View Comments

Mike Aliberti wins Short Course Nationals Warm-Up

The warm-up race for next weekend’s Short Course National Championship was held July 22nd at R/C Madness in Connecticut. X Factory drivers Mike Aliberti and Chris Cristo qualified first and second, with privateer John Cravotta third, all driving the

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 6:06 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line goes to camp!

Pro-Line Racing teamed up with Thousand Pines kid camp in Southern California providing tires to their campers who spent some time enjoying the R/C track on site! Steve Burgess reports from Thousand Pines!

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

Video: Pro-Line Performance Transmission on the track

Pro-Line Racing has put together this very cool video displaying the all-new Pro-Line Performance Transmission! Check it out!

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 6:36 a.m. View Comments

Video: Axialfest 2012 R.E.C.O.N. Crawlers G6 Rock Riot

Axial Racing has shared a very cool video from the 2012 Axialfest event, hosted in the lost woods of California. Drivers of all different ages, skill levels, and vehicles made their way out for what was an epic weekend of R/C! Check it out!

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 6:47 a.m. View Comments

Robitronic's new RAZER X10 brushless motors

Robitronic has released their all-new RAZER X10 brushless motors. These motors are specifically designed for racers and bashers alike.

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 6:58 a.m. View Comments

T.O.P releases new Photon suspension mount inserts

T.O.P Racing has released their all-new aluminum suspension mount inserts for the popular Photon vehicle. The new aluminum inserts are designed to replace the stock plastic inserts providing smoother performance, while also adding durability. The new

Mike Garrison July 30, 2012, 6:53 a.m. View Comments

Exotek releases new TLR 22/22T and AE TC6 option parts

Exotek Racing has released their new carbon fiber shock towers for the TLR 22/22T vehicles, and an all-new complete chassis conversion for the AE TC6.1 touring car.

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 10:14 a.m. View Comments

TLR releases new 22T option front shock springs

TLR has just released their all-new option front shock springs for the 22T stadium truck. The new springs are sold in pairs. The stock front shock springs are Pink 2.3 rate. The new springs are stiffer Blue 3.8, Black 4.1 rates. These, combined with

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 8:56 a.m. View Comments

DE Racing launches new "Trinidad" mini wheels

Whether its railing the fast lines of the local track or performing high flying back flips off kicker ramps, DE Racing has your Traxxas 1/16 E-REVO's wheel needs covered with our new 2.2 Trinidad MT. Made to work with most all popular 2.2 size buggy

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 5:44 a.m. View Comments

Venom dominates at Northwest Championship Tour Rd.3

The Venom racing team travelled to Rd.3 of the NCT aka the Capitol City Classic. After a long trip and scorching hot weather, the team brought home the gold with four overall wins from the race!

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 8:14 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango's new DESC210R revealed!

Team Durango has officially launched the DESC210R and unveiled the truck from top to bottom! The new truck features many of the same features found on the DEX210 buggy as it includes the option to run mid or rear motor, 3 or 4 gear layout (an option

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 7:12 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at Mugen's new t-shirts

Mugen Seiki Racing has released a few sneak peek shots of their upcoming t-shirt line. The new shirts are quite impressive with their stylish design. It appears as though they will be available on either gray or black shirts. Despite the "standard" f

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 9:49 a.m. View Comments

TeamSR releases new carbon fiber and aluminum accessories

X Factory UK has shared today a preview of some very cool new items from USA company, TeamSR. TeamSR continues to add to their growing line of hop-ups and accessories for serious racers by introducing all-new battery straps, skid plates, connectors,

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 5:25 a.m. View Comments

Jeremy Hase and Panther dominate the Grass Roots Racing Series

Factory Panther team driver Jeremy Hase takes the 2012 Grass Roots Racing series Expert Stock 2wd Short Course title as well as the Expert 2wd Mod SC title on Panther tires.

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 9:04 a.m. View Comments

Kraig Krueger wins Minnesota State Championship

Team Associated's, Kraig Krueger, drove his way to victory after a long battle with Minnesota's finest for the State Championship win!

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

Knudtson and Maybell top the podium at Northwest Challenge Series

The finale of the 3-race Northwest Asphalt Challenge Series was hosted by Fasttrax NW on July 14. In the Modified Touring class, Team Associated drivers Kody Knudtson and Sean Maybell each had a win going into this final event. The pair of Reedy-p

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 6:59 a.m. View Comments

Video: Phend and Drake testing at Pro-Line

Pro-Line has shared some video and photos from yesterday's test session with team TLR/Pro-Line drivers Dakotah Phend, Adam Drake, and Ronda Drake at the Pro-Line facility track!

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 6:46 a.m. View Comments

Cody King wins the Grass Roots Racing Series 1/8 Buggy Title!

The Grass Roots Racing Series wrapped up at Thunder Alley Raceway. Despite some bad luck in the main, Cody King was able to salvage a top 3 finish for the championship win!

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 6:39 a.m. View Comments

Video: MaxAmps "Battery Boss" Reality Show - Episode 1

MaxAmps Batteries has just released the first episode of their new YouTube R/C reality show called "Battery Boss". The new show features the daily life and times and MaxAmps headquarters and follows around your favorite staff members on their daily a

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 7:45 a.m. View Comments

The FULL JConcepts Hot Rod Shootout Report (with video)

JConcepts put together a brief race report last week from the 2012 Hot Rod Shootout, however, today they have shared their FULL report and video footage of this years event highlights!

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 6:16 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new XB9 progressive springs

XRAY has released new progressive springs for the XB9 buggy. These springs start off soft, and become firmer as the spring is compressed.

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 7:59 a.m. View Comments

4th Annual Shortcourse Nationals at R/C Madness

RC Driver Magazine and TLR is teaming up with R/C Madness in Enfield, CT for the 4th Annual Short Course Nationals! This event was the "original" gathering of the nation's best short course racers, and continues to bring some of the best SC racing of

Mike Garrison July 26, 2012, 5:58 a.m. View Comments

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